Hawser
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Hawser (/ˈhɔːzər/) is a nautical term for a thick rope used in mooring or towing a ship.[1] A hawser is not waterproof, as is a cable. A hawser passes through a hawsehole, also known as a cat hole,[2] located on the hawse.[3]
References
- ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, third edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, p. 830 "hawser". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins.
- ^ "Cathole at dictionary.com".
- ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, third edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, pp. 829–30, ISBN 0-395-44895-6
External links
- Media related to Hawser ropes at Wikimedia Commons
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